By Evan Minsker
on May 18, 2015 at 6:30 a.m. EDT

The latest episode of "WTF With Marc Maron"—the comedian's podcast where he interviews prominent people (usually in his garage)—featured a sit-down with David Byrne. Byrne welcomed Maron to his New York office to discuss his live color guard show, the origins of Talking Heads, his childhood, his family, making art accessible, and much more. Listen here.

By Jeremy Gordon
on December 16, 2014 at 11:48 a.m. EST

New York City's legendary Carnegie Hall has hosted an annual benefit tribute concert for the last 11 years, paying homage to artists such as Prince, the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, the Who, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Paul Simon. Now, it's David Byrne and the Talking Heads' turn. On March 23, Byrne and the band will be honored by a lineup that includes Sleigh Bells singer Alexis Krauss, the Roots, Rufus Wainwright, Perry Farrell, Steve Earle, Beth Orton, Bebel Gilberto, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and more. Check out the list of artists here, with more to be announced. All of the net proceeds will go to benefit music programs for underprivileged students.

By Tom Breihan
on May 23, 2011 at 5:25 p.m. EDT

In 2008 and 2009, former Talking Headsfrontman and all-around indie godfather David Byrne hit the road to tour behind Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, his great collaborative album with Brian Eno. Byrne called the tour "The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno", as it celebrated the pair's long and massively productive collaborative partnership. Eno wasn't on the tour, but a troupe of modern dancers was.

Ride, Rise, Roar includes behind-the-scenes footage and stage performances. Below, watch a clip from the movie featuring the Everything That Happens track "I Feel My Stuff" as well as the making of the performance. We've also got the DVD tracklist:

The terms of the settlement have not been revealed. But the video you'll see below might be part of the settlement. In the clip, Crist, looking chastened, apologizes for using Byrne's song, noting that "Mr. Byrne has never permitted his songs to be used for advertising of any kind, a position I respect deeply."

By Tom Breihan
on May 24, 2010 at 5:35 p.m. EDT

Billboard reports that David Byrne is suing Florida governor and senatorial candidate Charlie Crist for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in a campaign ad without permission or appropriate licenses. Crist, currently running for Senate as an independent, started out his campaign as a Republican, and he used "Road to Nowhere" in an ad attacking Republican primary opponent Marco Rubio. Byrne told Billboard that he was "pretty upset" over the ad, and he wants one million dollars in compensation.

By Tom Breihan
on May 21, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. EDT

Photo by Eric Martin

"Our Show With Elliot Aronow" is a sort of live variety internet show that explores the downtown New York art world. Recently, TV on the Radio/Rain Machine man Kyp Malone, whose beard has only gotten fuller and more awe-inspiring since TVOTR went on a break, stopped by to cover the Talking Heads' immortal, longing hymn "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)", with the band Harsh Toke backing him up. Malone's take is pretty faithful to the original, though it's interesting to hear a singer with a voice as muscular as Malone's interpreting David Byrne's freaked-out bleat.

Watch video of Malone singing the song below. And just for shits and giggles, you can also check out the Talking Heads playing the song in Jonathan Demme'sStop Making Sense-- the performance that includes Byrne's famous lamp-dance.

By Ryan Dombal
on August 13, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. EDT

The Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense is one of those rock movies every self-respecting music fan should watch at least once. Longtime fans and newbies alike will get a chance to reignite their love of big suits, boomboxes, and some of the finest art-rock songs of all time when the Jonathan Demme-directed flick comes out on the crisp Blu-ray format October 13, courtesy of Palm Pictures.